HSK V5
Correct

客气

/ kèqi / 
Strokes

Definition

polite/courteous/formal/modest

Example

As an Adjective

polite; courteous

1
Tā
她
zhēnshi
真是
kèqi
客气
jí
极
le
了
  
。

She is the pick of politeness.

2
Tāmen
他们
zhèyàng
这样
shuō
说
shì
是
chūyú
出于
kèqi
客气
  
。

They say so out of politeness.

3
Tāmen
他们
bǐcǐ
彼此
hěn
很
kèqi
客气
  
。

They use much ceremony with each other.

4
Tā
他
dāi
待
wǒmen
我们
hěn
很
kèqi
客气
  
。

He treated us politely.

5
Rúguǒ
如果
nǐ
你
zài
再
zhèyàng
这样
méiliǎn
没脸
méi
没
pí
皮
de
的
  
,
biè
别
guài
怪
wǒ
我
bù
不
kèqi
客气
  
。

You'll get the rough side of my tongue if you are cheeky again.

6
Shí
十
fēn
分
kèqi
客气

with a great/good deal of ceremony

7
Háobùkèqi
毫不客气
dì
地
huíjué
回绝

refuse bluntly

8
Kèqi
客气
dì
地
dǎzhāohu
打招呼

greet (sb) politely

9
Kèqihuà
客气话

polite remarks

As a Verb

make polite remarks; act politely; be polite/courteous

10
Tāmen
他们
bǐcǐ
彼此
kèqi
客气
le
了
yī
一
pān
番
  
。

They exchanged a few remarks of courtesy.

11
Tā
他
kèqi
客气
le
了
yī
一
pān
番
jiù
就
shōu
收
xià
下
le
了
lǐwù
礼物
  
。

After a few words of courtesy, he accepted the present.

12
Biè
别
kèqi
客气
  
。

[said to one's guest] Please don't stand on ceremony. / Make yourself at home. / [said to one's host] Please don't bother.